James R. Hindman
James Robert Hindman was an American politician who served as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Kentucky under J. [Proctor Knott] from 1883 to 1887.
He was born in Adair [County, Kentucky] in 1839. In 1883, he ran for and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, serving a full four-year term under Governor J. Proctor Knott, a Democrat.
The city of Hindman in Knott County, Kentucky is named after him.